Ear-ring.



No. 788,770. PATENTBD MAY 2, 1905. M. J. HILL & I. O. DOYAL.

EAR RING.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.28. 1904.

S W M w UNITED STATES Patented May 2, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

MARY J. HILL, OF KEENER, AND IRA C. DOYAL, OF COLLINSVILLE, ALABAMA.

EAR-RING- SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,7 70,dated. May 2, 1905. Application filed October 26, 1904. Serial No.230,053.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MARY J. HILL, residing at Keener, in the county ofEtowah, and IRA C. DOYAL, residing at Collinsville, in the county ofDekalb, State of Alabama, citizens of the United States, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Ear-Rings, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention provides an ear ornament which may be' attached and wornwithout requiring perforation of thelobulous portion of the car, as iscommonly practiced to enable the attachment of rings, studs, or otherform of jewelry to the ear.

While the invention maybe adapted to different forms and conditions bychangesin the structure and minor details without departing from thespirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodimentthereof is shown in the accompanying drawing, which is a perspectiveView.

The ornament for the car may be of any design or finish and may consistof a pendant or stud. For convenience the ornament, of whatever design,is indicated by the reference-numeral 1, and the securing means forattaching the ornament to the lobe of the ear comprises companion grips2, which have their gripping-faces of rounded form, so as to obviateinjury to the ear and avoid annoying pressure. The grips may be of metalor other material and when constructed of metal may be covered withrubber or other material and are supported by arms 4 of an approximatelyU shaped clip. The arms of the clip are drawn together by means of a setscrew 6. The arms 4 are pierced to receive the setscrew 6 and arewidened opposite the openings to prevent weakening. The setscrew fitsloosely in one of the arms and is threaded in the other arm.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is Incombination, an ornament, a clip of approximately U form provided withgrips having their engaging faces made rounding, and having the armswidened and pierced at a point between their ends, and a set screwloosely engaged with one of the arms and threaded in the other arm.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of twoWitnesses.

MARY J. HILL. [L. s] IRA C. DOYAL. [n s] Witnesses:

J. P. KEENER, J. S. HILL.

